KLEIN CONSTANTIA Vin de Constance - Constantia (Muscat de Frontignan) 2017 HALF LITRE

Description

The Klein Constantia estate is one of the oldest and most prestigious vineyards in South Africa. Founded in 1685 by Simon van der Stel, the first governor of the Cape, the estate now spans 146 hectares. Located in the Constantia Valley, a historic wine-producing region near Cape Town, the estate benefits from a cool maritime climate and granitic soils. Vin de Constance is Klein Constantia's flagship wine, a naturally sweet wine (VDN) made from dried grapes that has gained worldwide acclaim for its exceptional quality and has notably been enjoyed by historical figures such as Napoleon Bonaparte, Charles Dickens, and Jane Austen. Klein Constantia and its Vin de Constance represent the pinnacle of South African viticultural excellence. The estate, with its rich heritage and commitment to quality, continues to produce wines that captivate enthusiasts around the world.

JAMES SUCKLING 97 points
8 Aug, 2020 – This is really sensational as always with dried-apricot, dried-pineapple and honey character with salted nuts and hints of white syrup. It’s very sweet, yet energetic and intense. It goes on for so long. And then again. Yet, it remains balanced. A great sweet wine through and through. Drink or hold.

VINOUS 97 points
Drinking window: 2021 - 2050 - We finished with a welcome dessert wine in the shape of the 2017 Vin de Constance from Klein Constantia, which mirrored my recent tasting note. Just heavenly. - Neal Martin. Tasting date: May 2021

DECANTER 97 points
Drinking Window: 2020 - 2050 - One of the great sweet wines of the world, just hover your nose over the glass to be transported by its lyricism, power and concentration. This tiptoes between lemon curd and smoked toffee richness and a more pointed rosemary, lime blossom and jasmine florality. It's full of character and life, succulent and fresh, with a salted caramel twist that gives a savoury finish. 3.7pH. - Tasted by: Jane Anson (at Bordeaux, 27 Aug 2020)

THE WINE ADVOCATE RP 94
Drink Date: 2022 - 2060 - Boasting a juicy and fruity nose, the 2017 Vin de Constance Natural Sweet Wine is pale gold in the glass with a delightfully concentrated stone fruit essences that sway with elements of white peach, nectarine, dried apricot, apple and quince purée before notions of jasmine honeysuckle waft from the nose. Medium to full-bodied, the wine displays a succulent peach nectar flavor as it effortlessly glides across the mid-palate, flaunting with elegance and finesse. The juicy acidity framed with the layers of fruit and floral context leaves me just staring at my glass while the wine continues to evolve and unfold in the mouth. The wine coasts to an elongated finish that will have you picking your glass up again sooner than you know. Bravo! - Reviewed by: Anthony Mueller